The Australian government has today thrown out proposals for new coal mines near the Great Barrier Beef. Under original ...

Australia will contest a UNESCO draft recommendation to list the Great Barrier Reef as a world heritage site "in danger" The UNESCO report cites mass coral bleaching events in 2016 -17 and 2020 as ...

The outlook for the Great Barrier Reef ... year when the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meets to determine if the Great Barrier Reef should be listed as “in danger” — an outcome the federal ...

Australia has blocked a proposal for a new coal mine near the Great Barrier Reef. On Wednesday, the Australian government declined to grant permission for a new thermal coal project just off the coast ...

The Coral Nurture Program (CNP) has been named an Official Actor in the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration aims to prevent, halt and reverse the ...

One of the world's natural wonders, the Great Barrier Reef stretches more than 2000 kilometres in a ... particularly in the management of a World Heritage Area.' The Times Higher Education Supplement ...

A new study finds that despite major disturbances to corals in recent years, there are still 100 reefs on the Great Barrier Reef capable of stimulating regional recovery of the ecosystem as it battles ...

On Australia's Great Barrier ... 3,000 individual reef systems, 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish, and 4,000 types of mollusks. The reef was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site decades ...

A man snorkels in an area called the 'Coral Gardens' near Lady Elliot Island, on the Great Barrier Reef, northeast of Bundaberg town in Queensland, Australia, June 11, 2015. REUTERS/David ...

Two experienced fishermen have fronted court for separate illegal acts on the Great Barrier Reef ... of a world heritage site that UNESCO said in 2022 should be classed as “in danger”.

The best way to get around the Great Barrier Reef is by car or boat, depending on where you plan to spend the majority of your time. If you're on the mainland, renting a car is the best way to get ...

One of the best things about Cairns is that you are never short of things to do. You can dive into the Great Barrier Reef, laze around on a tropical island, go hiking or on … Guide to White Water Raft ...